Cross-Curricular Reading Comprehension Worksheets: C-3 of 36
Evaluating in Math
Name: _________________________________
Cross-Curricular Focus: Mathematics
You have learned to do all different kinds of math by
now. You have probably heard the word solve used a
lot. When you see the word solve, you understand that
it means to figure out the answer to a math problem. As
you get older, you may see other words used to give math
directions. There may be some that you have never heard
before. You just need to learn the new vocabulary. It can be
even more confusing when you see a word you think you
understand. Surprise! It’s being used in a different way.
You may have learned the word evaluate when you
were asked to decide if something was good or bad. You
may have used it to decide if an author did a good job
sending a message in his writing. This year, you may begin
to see the word evaluate used in a different way.
Sometimes math directions with say something like
“Evaluate the following problems.” When it is used in math,
evaluate can be a synonym for solve. Do you see the
smaller word, value, inside the word evaluate? When you
evaluate math, you say its final value. Value is the total
after the equation is solved. So all it is asking you to do is
solve the math problems and write down the answers.
As with any kind of math work or tests, it is always a
good idea to show your work. This lets the teacher know
what you understand. You may get credit even if you end up
with a wrong answer.
Answer the following questions based on the reading
passage. Don’t forget to go back to the passage
whenever necessary to find or confirm your answers.
1) What does it mean to solve a problem?
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
2) Why might the word evaluate be confusing
when you see it in math for the first time?
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
3) What does the word synonym mean in the
third paragraph?
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
4) Why is it important to always show your work
when you do math?
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
5) What does evaluate mean in math?
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
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Cross-Curricular Reading Comprehension Worksheets: C-3 of 36
Evaluating in Math
Key
Name: _________________________________
Cross-Curricular Focus: Mathematics
You have learned to do all different kinds of math by
now. You have probably heard the word solve used a
lot. When you see the word solve, you understand that
it means to figure out the answer to a math problem. As
you get older, you may see other words used to give math
directions. There may be some that you have never heard
before. You just need to learn the new vocabulary. It can be
even more confusing when you see a word you think you
understand. Surprise! It’s being used in a different way.
You may have learned the word evaluate when you
were asked to decide if something was good or bad. You
may have used it to decide if an author did a good job
sending a message in his writing. This year, you may begin
to see the word evaluate used in a different way.
Sometimes math directions with say something like
“Evaluate the following problems.” When it is used in math,
evaluate can be a synonym for solve. Do you see the
smaller word, value, inside the word evaluate? When you
evaluate math, you say its final value. Value is the total
after the equation is solved. So all it is asking you to do is
solve the math problems and write down the answers.
As with any kind of math work or tests, it is always a
good idea to show your work. This lets the teacher know
what you understand. You may get credit even if you end up
with a wrong answer.
Answer the following questions based on the reading
passage. Don’t forget to go back to the passage
whenever necessary to find or confirm your answers.
1) What does it mean to solve a problem?
figure out the answer
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
2) Why might the word evaluate be confusing
when you see it in math for the first time?
because it’s used in a different way
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
3) What does the word synonym mean in the
third paragraph?
a word that means the same
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
4) Why is it important to always show your work
when you do math?
it shows what you understand
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
5) What does evaluate mean in math?
solve the math problem
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
Copyright ©2012 K12Reader - http://www.k12reader.com